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WLA 2025 Policy Priorities
Maintain and support continued funding for farmland protection, access, and succession Ensure full funding levels and integrity of the Community Investment Act (CIA). Support an increase in … [Read more...]
WLA seeks a contract lobbyist for 2025 legislative session
American Farmland Trust (AFT) New England is seeking a contract lobbyist to support the advancement of state level agriculture, farmland, climate, and conservation policy in the state of Connecticut … [Read more...]
WLA 2024 Policy Priorities
1. Strengthen the Connecticut (CT) Department of Agriculture Farmland Preservation Program Implement the Option to Purchase at Agricultural Value (OPAV) in CT. Remove the $20,000 maximum amount the … [Read more...]
WLA 2023 Legislative Priorities: Improving the Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Program
As the 2023 legislative session accelerates in the Connecticut State Legislature, WLA continues to prioritize our farmers and working lands. This is the first legislative session since the beginning … [Read more...]
2023 Policy Priorities
Implement the Option to Purchase at Agricultural Value (OPAV) in Connecticut Increase purchase amount for buy-protect-sell projects Remove the $20,000 maximum amount the state can spend on … [Read more...]
Join Us In Supporting Farmland Protection In Connecticut
Dear Friends: The record heat and drought of 2022, and the ongoing impact of war, the pandemic, and inflation have resulted in a very challenging year for Connecticut’s farms. At the same time, … [Read more...]
The Shortest Legislative Session in the History of Connecticut Ends with HUGE Investment in CT’s Agricultural and Land Conservation Sector
Philip James Jones, the founder of Jones Family Farm in Shelton, CT, famously said: “Be good to the land, and the land will be good to you.” This sentiment remained true during the 2022 legislative … [Read more...]
Working Lands Alliance – a project of the American Farmland Trust Statement on the Passage of Connecticut’s Adjustments for the 2023 Biennium Budget
Working Lands Alliance commends the Connecticut State Legislature and Gov. Ned Lamont for the passage of House Bill 5506 – An Act Adjusting the State Budget for the Biennium Ending June 30, 2023, … [Read more...]
Planet Earth Can’t Wait
Our farmers are a key part of CT’s fight to combat climate change! In a few short months, farmers across the state will start to sow seedlings into the ground that supply CT communities with … [Read more...]
